Description
This two hour program takes place in the interior of the park in the RASC (Royal Astronomical Society Canada) designated Dark Sky Preserve and includes observing with the parks 8 Inch Dobsonian telescope, Bausch & Lomb wide-angled binoculars and an orientation into planets, northern lights and the solar system. We will teach you how to star hop and how to use a planisphere (sky map) to discover what stars, planets and objects are visible to see in the night sky. Participants will enjoy viewing from one of the darkest skies in Ontario with 360 degree observing from horizon to horizon and a guided green laser pointer sky tour of our beautiful Milky Way, and our amazing galaxy.